Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-07
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an infiamma.
tion OF the mucus membrane OF bronchial
tubes But this form more often occurs
lungs the disease either ends in bronchitis
or pneumonia. If 1t ends in bronchitis, It
usually passes of as cold In the chest. and
still the patient does not feel entirely we'll.
He feels tired and languid, and is incapa-
bic Of taking his usual amount of exercise.
and experiences shOrtness OF breath with
more or less warmth In the palms OF his
hands. Soon after this cough sppears, ac-
mucus, followed by hectic hush loss of
flesh and stsengIh, and night sweats con-
tinue, when the patient assum rs all the ap-
pearance Of having genuine case Of con.
sumption. But this is Simply catarrh of the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
In the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tubes
soitens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells OF the lungs the mucus membrane M be,
no clvities or tubeIcles in the lungs. but
merely a wasting away of the larger bron-
chial tubes, and death takes place from OBJ
strpction A. Of the bronchial tubes s;s and d. al.
exhaustion and and suffocation, being una
BILE to expectorate the mucus which accum-
ulates in the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is sticky and small in
quantity, but more comm My copious. OF
light straw or yellowish green. Oitentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance in
the mucus, and at times there IL disagree
abe smell, Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold. at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy and is .ot uncom-
ioonly the case that the patient dies in one
OF these attacks.
Humid bronchitis (from humere, to be
moisD is so called from the profuse quantf-
ty of watery secretiOns which comes from
the air passages of the lungs. At times IL
becomes quite ropy. like the white of an
egg. This form of disease usually attacks
Dry bronchitis. This disease, the very
opposite OF the above, is very common
ahection. Very many people who regard
themselves as quite healthy are to day un-
der Its influence, and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims of this treacherous
complaint. This Is the most insidious OF all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
a slight hacking cough, and an expectora-
t1on OF blush white mucus And herein
lies the danger. This mucus inhabit1ng the
air cells of the lungs, being difhcult to
afse, after 1t becomes solidifed, perma-
nently obstructing portions OF the lungs,
of oppression on the chest, particularly at
ter meals or slight exertion. Alter time
the cough becomes more severe and comes
a ana s6e
character of asthma. The mucus mem
brane also becomes more and more thick
ened, which arises from the frequent fresh
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, and the Inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only. system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
OF the two forms are entirely different In
the one we must allay the irritation while
in the other we must stimulate healthy
action.
This will convince us of the nece ssity Of
fully understanding the system of medicat-
cd inhalations in the treatme ent of the vari-
GUS diseases OF the pulmonary organs, for
when properly applied tn re is no system
of medicine to be compared to 1t.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
of practice can use the remedy at home as
well as at our office, and which will cause
no Inconvenience Or hindrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless un-
less the disease had advanced to the chest
and that both lungs are ser ously involved.
Even then the inhalations aid us In dissolv-
Ing the mucus and In contracting and heal
Ing the cavities, which nothing else can do
with the same success.
The very best references from those al
ready cured.